Dmaj7 chord on 6-String Guitar – Orkney

in Orkney (C-G-D-G-C-D) tuning

Root

Type

Tuning

Dmaj7

Major 7

Notes:D · F# · A · C#

hardbarre on fret 2

Piano Left hand Right hand

Fingerings (16)

Dmaj7 shapes as text

Frets	Fingers	Notes	Difficulty
2 2 4 6 2 0	1 1 2 3 1 –	D A F# C# D D	hard · barre on fret 2
2 2 4 6 2 4	1 1 2 4 1 3	D A F# C# D F#	hard · barre on fret 2
x 7 4 6 6 4	– 4 1 2 3 1	x D F# C# F# F#	medium · barre on fret 4
x 7 0 6 6 7	– 3 – 1 2 4	x D D C# F# A	medium
x 7 11 11 9 7	– 1 3 4 2 1	x D C# F# A A	hard · barre on fret 7
x 11 0 11 9 11	– 2 – 3 1 4	x F# D F# A C#	medium
x 11 0 11 x 11	– 1 – 2 – 3	x F# D F# x C#	easy
2 6 4 2 2 0	1 3 2 1 1 –	D C# F# A D D	hard · barre on fret 2
2 6 4 2 2 4	1 4 2 1 1 3	D C# F# A D F#	hard · barre on fret 2
x x 0 6 6 4	– – – 2 3 1	x x D C# F# F#	medium
x 7 7 6 6 0	– 3 4 1 2 –	x D A C# F# D	medium
x 7 0 11 9 11	– 1 – 3 2 4	x D D F# A C#	hard
x x 0 11 9 11	– – – 2 1 3	x x D F# A C#	medium
x x 0 11 x 11	– – – 1 – 2	x x D F# x C#	easy
2 6 4 2 6 0	1 3 2 1 4 –	D C# F# A F# D	hard · barre on fret 2
2 2 4 6 2 x	1 1 2 3 1 –	D A F# C# D x	hard · barre on fret 2

Max fret: 12

Fingerings shown: 16

The Dmaj7 chord (Major 7) is built from the notes D, F#, A, C#. Below are playable fingerings for 6-String Guitar – Orkney generated for your selected tuning, ordered from open-position shapes up the neck. Tap a diagram to hear it, or switch to the piano view to see the same harmony on keys.

How the Dmaj7 chord is built

Formula: 1 · 3 · 5 · 7

Degree	Semitones	Note
1	0	D
3	4	F#
5	7	A
7	11	C#

More D chords

D Dm D7 D°D+D9 Dm7 D7♯5 D7♭5 D6 Dm6 Dm7♭5 D°7 Dsus2 Dsus4 Dadd9 Dmaj9 Dm9 D5

Other roots

Cmaj7 C#maj7 D#maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 F#maj7 Gmaj7 G#maj7 Amaj7 A#maj7 Bmaj7

See Dmaj7 in another tuning

Standard E E-A-D-G-B-E Half Step Down (Eb) D#-G#-C#-F#-A#-D#Drop D D-A-D-G-B-E Open D D-A-D-F#-A-D Open G D-G-D-G-B-D DADGAD (D Modal) D-A-D-G-A-D Orkney C-G-D-G-C-D

What notes make up the Dmaj7 chord?

Dmaj7 is a Major 7 chord built from the notes D, F#, A, C#.

How do I read the diagram?

Strings run left to right from the lowest to the first string; the numbers show which finger presses each fret. An ○ marks an open string, an ✕ marks a muted one.